Yes, it sounds strange, considering the A's second baseman and Giants catcher won't see each other until the Cactus League opener Wednesday, but the two meet in MLB Network's "Face of MLB" Twitter competition in Round 3 on Monday.

"For a while, I kind of thought, 'This is really corny,' " reliever Sean Doolittlesaid Sunday. "But now that he's going up against the Giants, we've got to do something about this! Hopefully, A's fans will uphold their reputation as some of the best in baseball."

Even Bob Melvin, mostly a Twitter holdout until recently, is aware of Sogard's situation, and told that Sogard faces Posey, the A's manager put on a faux quizzical expression and said, "Giants, right?"

Sogard has cruised through two rounds so far, including crushing Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzkiin the last vote-off on Twitter.

"Obviously, it started as a joke more than anything," said Sogard, best known for being one of the few big-leaguers to wear glasses. "But the fans are starting to grab a hold of it and run with it. Obviously, my baseball credentials don't match up to Tulowitzki, but it's great to see the power of the Oakland fans when they come together."

Sogard's teammates have his back, too. Jarrod Parkereven had his dog, Millie, vote for Sogard in the last round.